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Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: My initial reaction to that would be that we would not be having the conversation about how low Irish output production is if levies such as that worked. This seems to be something that is quite innovative and new. If it can work in that specific regard in relation to cultural output in French, it is something we should be looking to mirror - perhaps not replicate in its entirety, but...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: Without some significant change in direction, I would be concerned this is a conversation we will be having again in another 15 or 20 years, where Irish output still remains very low in comparison with our EU neighbours.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: That is why I asked whether the Minister had looked at the French model and what it had done.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I move amendment No. 320: In page 7, line 13, after “services;” to insert the following: “to increase the visibility and use of Irish as a spoken language in media and public life 46 and ensure a diversity of content for the Irish-speaking community;”. We will withdraw and resubmit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I want to shift the focus. We seem to have been focusing quite a bit on care and those with disabilities in education. I want to look to what is often the hidden side of gender equality, that is, the men in our world. Gender inequality is failing men and women. It is not just one side of that equation. I want to talk for a moment about the paternity leave payment. This committee has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Sorca Clarke: I refer to the situation where the custodial parent has to prove that he or she has sought the maintenance that is not being paid. That is an unacceptable situation when there may have been domestic violence or any form of domestic abuse. To put anybody in a situation where they need to be in contact and seeking financial support from their abuser is simply not on. From the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a comprehensive update on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan. [47027/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of successful applicants to the Climate Action Fund in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47028/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the electricity credit, as part of the Government’s cost-of-living measures, can be applied for tenants who purchase their prepaid meter top-up cards directly from their landlord. [55362/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 311. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will provide an expected date for publication of measures agreed regarding the requests from Department of Defence for extensions on the mandatory retirement age at current pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54722/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 332. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any consideration will be given to removing the broadcasting levy paid by independent radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54348/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 484. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the mandatory retirement age of 50 years for those at the rank of sergeant across the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54717/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 485. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the mandatory retirement age of 55 years for senior non-commissioned officers across the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54718/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 486. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the situation in the Defence Forces where at the rank of sergeant, there are over 400 vacancies from an establishment of 1,330; the steps that he is taking to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54719/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 473. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any study has been conducted or report prepared as to the suitability of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, as a location for the erection of portacabins to provide accommodation to those fleeing the war in Ukraine, given that many of the community groups operating from Columb Barracks have no access to water or sewage services. [54350/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 474. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any study has been conducted or report prepared as to the suitability of Connolly Barracks, Longford, as a location for the provision of temporary accommodation to those fleeing the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54351/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 487. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement he has had with Department officials and Defence Force personnel regarding the 325 personnel who purchased their discharge from the defence forces to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54720/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 488. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement that his Department has had with PDFORRA and RACO regarding their efforts to seek clarification on the mandatory retirement age in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54721/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 585. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children per county who are still awaiting a place on the school transport scheme in tabular form. [55005/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Nov 2022)

Sorca Clarke: 586. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school children per county who are still awaiting a place on the school transport scheme in tabular form. [55006/22]